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Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man after they say he stabbed his roommate during an argument. Caleb Damien was booked into the Marion County Jail on Friday on the charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. According to the arrest report, Damien and his roommate got into an argument over the victim’s plans to move out at the end of the year. The victim tried to leave the apartment, and deputies say Damien grabbed a knife from the kitchen. He

Around 6:40 a.m. Walton County Fire Rescue was dispatched to a structure fire on Punch Bowl Road in Gaskin. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find the camper fully engulfed in flames and threatening a nearby home. WCFR quickly extinguished the fire and prevented it from spreading to the home. No one was injured and the cause of the fire is under investigation, officials said. Fire accidents can cause catastrophic damage, leaving victims with serious injuries, property loss, and emotional

A man was shot and killed following an altercation at a gas station in Pompano Beach. The incident occurred at the Race Trac located at 599 West Atlantic Boulevard around 5 p.m., Sunday. Pompano Beach Fire Rescue crews located 37-year-old Brian Semil suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to Broward Health North where he was pronounced deceased. According to Broward Sheriff’s Office, Semil tried to forcibly enter a vehicle that was occupied by a mother and her children.

Photo by:  UC Breaking A crash between an SUV and a semitruck caused backups on Monday morning in Fort Myers. According to the Fort Myers Police Department, the crash happened at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Michigan Avenue Link. All westbound lanes were blocked as FMPD cleared the scene in about 30 minutes. FMPD said there were minor injuries. A tow truck was at the scene working to remove the white Jeep lodged under the tractor-trailer. Truck accidents can

A 15-year-old driver was killed Sunday night in a crash on I-95 northbound near J. Turner Butler Boulevard, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The agency added that the driver of the other involved vehicle, a white Honda Civic, ran from the scene and remains unaccounted for. According to the crash report, the 15-year-old was driving a black Toyota Tacoma north on I-95 with a 16-year-old passenger beside them around 9 p.m. Sunday. FHP said the truck was then hit from

A 17-year-old was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after officials said he was found suffering from apparent gunshot wounds in SW Miami-Dade Sunday. According to police, shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday, police received a ShotSpotter alert at 17900 block of SW 104th Avenue. Upon arrival, officers found a 17-year-old with apparent gunshot wounds. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded and transported him to Jackson South Medical Center in critical condition.  Officials have not yet released any additional details as to the

Hialeah police have arrested a driver who struck and killed two pedestrians who were crossing a street Sunday night, authorities confirmed Monday. The hit-and-run crash was reported around 7 p.m. in the area of East Eighth Avenue and 47th Street. Local 10′s Hannah Yechivi spoke to family members and neighbors Monday of the elderly couple who were killed. They said the couple was just going down the street to a convenience store to buy a Lottery ticket, but never made

 A woman is in critical condition after nearly drowning near the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club, according to St. Johns County Fire Rescue. According to the Fire Rescue Department, they responded to the scene around 12:35 p.m. following reports of a drowning Officials say the woman was rescued by a lifeguard employed by the Inn and Club before being transferred to the care of emergency responders. Authorities have not released her exact age but confirmed the victim is female. No

Editor’s note: In a previous version of this story, we published that the deceased driver was a 12-year-old child. FHP originally released an erroneous press report with that information. FHP has since released an updated version of the release with the accurate age. We apologize for this mistake. Officials with the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said a driver died when he crashed an all-terrain vehicle, or ATV, in Levy County Sunday morning. The press release reads that the driver was

Photo by: (ACFR) Alachua County Fire Rescue (ACFR) firefighters said they responded to someone trapped in their car Sunday morning near Newberry Road. ACFR’s dispatch center received multiple calls about a car that got hit and landed on its side with the driver still inside. The road was completely blocked and one person was found inside the SUV. ACFR firefighters used extrication tools to safely remove the victim who sustained minor injuries from the vehicle. The scene is being investigated

Miami detectives are searching for the gunman who killed Robin Hernandez, a father of three from El Salvador. He was 35. The gunman also wounded his friend David Pichinte, who remained hospitalized. Witnesses said Pichinte, 32, attempted to disarm the shooter, a masked stranger who walked by early Friday morning and approached them asking for something. “Robin worked in construction and was always known as a good father and a good person. He never had any problems with anyone,” Nury

Rescue crews took two people to the hospital after, police said, they accidentally shot themselves at an outdoor shooting range in South Miami-Dade. Miami-Dade Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the Homestead Training Center, located at 11700 SW 304th St., Sunday morning. Investigators said the separate emergencies happened about an hour apart. One person had to be airlifted to Jackson South Medical Center, and the second was stable when they were taken to the hospital. Navigating the aftermath of